Sammendrag
Validation of findings is a challenge in practice-based research. While analysis is being conducted and findings
are being constructed out of data collected in a defined period, practitioners continue with their activities. This
issue is exacerbated in the field of crisis management, where high volatility and personnel turnover make the
capacity to attend research demands scarce. Therefore, conducting classic member validation is logistically
challenging for the researcher. The need for rigor and validity calls for alternative mechanisms to fulfill
requirements for academic research. This article presents an approach for validation of results of a qualitative
study with public organizations that use social media as a source of information in the context of crisis
management. The unavailability of original interview-objects to validate our findings resulted in an alternative
validation method that leveraged experts in crisis informatics. By presenting our approach, we contribute to
encouraging rigor in qualitative research while maintaining the relationship between practice and academia.
Vis fullstendig beskrivelse